Dangerous game (Ethma)

chapter fifteen

Ethan's POV

I haven't talked to Emma in two days so after i got home from having dinner out with Grayson i figured i should facetime her i missed my best friend, i know she must be hanging out with her friends from home so i tried giving her space as much as i could but i wanted to talk to her tonight and see how she was doing, when i did call i was surprised to see her all dressed up and with her hair down and makeup on, she always looks pretty but today she looked stunning and i instantly felt uneasy once i heard the word party escape her mouth , Emma doesn’t do parties even when she was here in LA with us we got invited to parties together but she would never agree to go, tonight she looked rather excited to go and she even put effort and looked beautiful, i donno why i feel the way i do maybe because i always have that need of protecting her or maybe because i knew she was going alone to a party hosted by this guy i never heard of before today ? Man this girl confuses me and makes me feel so silly, why would i care ? She's 18 and she's home she has all the right to go to a party without me freaking out about it and yet i managed to tell her to not get in trouble as if i was her parent and not her friend, instead of telling her to have fun all i manged to say was stay out of trouble ,might as well tell her please don't end up in some guys' bed i need to get my shit together this ain't it.

Grayson’s POV

I got home few minutes ago Ethan and i went out for a sushi dinner as we would usually do every once in a while, i had just gotten out of the shower and getting ready to go to bed when i heard a knock on my door
« come in E ! ». 

As soon as he walked in with his hands in his pockets and his head down i knew something was up.

« sorry bro i know you're probably going to bed but i needed to talk a bit ».
G «  don't be silly Ethan of course i'm here for you whenever you need me what’s wrong ? ».

He looked at me and looked down again before sitting on the edge of the bed « what happened with emma ? ». His eyes widened and his head shot up looking at me in surprise

«  H..how did you know it was about her ? ».

G « i'm your twin i think i can know who can put you in a such a messy state » 

E «  i'm the one who put myself in a messy state this time, i confused both of us Emma must think i’m  weirdo, i felt possessive over her Gray can you believe that ?! I freaking got so triggered when she said she was going to a party, when i saw her looking that good i hated it i hated how she never agreed to go to a party with us -me- but as soon as a guy from back home invites her to his party she goes, i told her don't get in trouble what the hell is don't get in trouble ?! Gray i swear to god i don’t understand why i said that all i was supposed to say to her is to have fun and enjoy herself like a normal friend should i feel so stupid bro ».

G «  wow easy man calm down, i don't know what to tell you E i think you should talk to Emma about your feelings, i'm not saying confess to her or ask her out but just tell her that you like her give yourselves time to try and figure out if you want to be more than friends or if your feelings for eachother are merely confused ».

E « i donno bro i'm a mess i don't know how she would react to me saying hey Emma i think i like you and i want to test out if we would work as a couple or if we should just stay friends ! She would literally either hate me for it and never talk to me again or she would actually expect something out of me, and i'm not ready for either of these situations ».

G «  i think you need to understand yourself first E before you talk to her or make any decisions you have to admit to yourself the nature of your feelings, if this is just a fling then let it slide it will pass and it's not worth involving Emma in it, but if you clear your head and after thoroughly thinking about everything you still think you like her then talk to her ».

I didn't like seeing my brother like this i think this is the first time in a while i feel this helpless when it came to him i want to help him and give him the right advice but i think the best thing i can do for him now is give him some space to understand his own feelings he still refuses to admit he likes her i don't think it's out of pride or ego it's more out of fear, he's very close to her and cherishes their friendship i know so much is on stake for him and for me too.